For the long history of such games (where people actually wrote the rather simple AI code for their avatar), take a look at RobotWar and its various later clones like C-Robots and Omega.
thanks for the note! I didn't know about this game tbf, I don't have a name yet for the project. It just started out as a 2d space shooter, and evolved as an AI controlled game
For the long history of such games (where people actually wrote the rather simple AI code for their avatar), take a look at RobotWar and its various later clones like C-Robots and Omega.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RobotWar
FYI there is already a tower defense game series called AI War on Steam. It doesn't use code, but the name is similar enough to be confusing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/573410/AI_War_2/
thanks for the note! I didn't know about this game tbf, I don't have a name yet for the project. It just started out as a 2d space shooter, and evolved as an AI controlled game